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Santa Rosa, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Oak Grove Union Elementary #890 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,314 per pupil, Oak Grove Union Elementary ranks #673 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
823
Total Enrollment
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$16,314
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oak Grove Union Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 823 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sonoma County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,314 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.9% local, 59.6% state, and 4.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #890 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 424.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.3% White, 25.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle, enrolling 708 students (89% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oak Grove Elementary, at 91 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle accounts for 86.0% of all Oak Grove Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Oak Grove Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Oak Grove Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Oak Grove Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 424:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Oak Grove Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Oak Grove Union Elementary?
Oak Grove Union Elementary has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 823 students.
How much does Oak Grove Union Elementary spend per student?
Oak Grove Union Elementary spends $16,314 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #890 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Oak Grove Union Elementary?
Oak Grove Union Elementary students are 65.3% White, 25.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oak Grove Union Elementary?
Oak Grove Union Elementary has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #890 out of 1517 districts in California.